Apparatus for separating gases from liquids



"B. SKIDMORE. JR. APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING GASES FROM LIQUIDS.

APPLICATION FILED H8 21; 192l- Patented Jan. 17, 1922.

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BENJAMIN summons, an, or onrca oo, ILLINOIS.

AZ PI 'ARATUS FOB SEPARATILlG- GASESFFOM LIQUIDS.

'Speciflcationof Letters Patent, P t t d 17, 1 2

Application filed February 21, 1921. Serial No. 446,750." I

To all wliom it may concern:

Jr;, a citizen of the United States,-residing at Chicago,'in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented-certain new and usefulImprovements in Apparatus for Separating Gases from Liquids, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for separating gasesfrom l quids and one of the objects of the invention s to provide animproved apparatus of th1s character which will be simflple and compactin construction, effective, e cient and automatic in operation.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new anduseful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features bfnovelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangementof the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed andshown in the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention and in'which- Figure 1 is a view partly in vertical section and partly inelevation of one form of apparatusw.

igure 2 is a detail sectional view taken on line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 ofanother formof the invention.-

Figure 4 is a detail view artly 1n vertical section and partly in eevation of still another form of the invention.

. Referring more particularly to the drawing the-numeral 10, designatesa chamber which may be. of any desired size and configu outlet 12. Thebottom 11, is preferably pro vided with any desired number of bafiies13, which are arranged in staggered relation "an upright chamber orcolumn 14, the lower end of which extends into a reservoir 15, of anydesired size and capacity, and this reservoir is located below thebarometric level'of the chamber 10, and is adapted to ration, but ispreferably provided with an inclined bottom 11, leading to a dischargereceive the liquid from the chamber through Be it known that I, BENJAMINSKIoMonn,

the column 14.

Discharging into the chamber 10, at any the shape shown, introduces ordelivers the liquid into the chamber 10 in a finelydt vided form therebysubjecting larger areas of the liquid to the action of the vacuum whichreceives its supply from any. suitablesource through a pipe 17'.Arranged in thepipe 17, 1s a valve 18, which is adapted to be controlledby a float 19, located in the reservoir 15, an which float is connectedby means of a link 20, tothe valve 18, so that as the liquid rises andfalls'in the reservoir 15, the valve 18, will be respectively closed andopened and therebyautomatically cutoff or open the supply of liquid forthe nozzle 16. v

Leading from the reservoir 15, is a de llvery pipe 21, and a valve 22may be provided for controlling the discharge of the liquid from thereservoir.

matically actuated by the suction created in the pipe 23.

desired point is a nozzle 16,- and being of This pipe 23, is provided asa means whereby a vacuum may be produced within the chamber 10, and tothat-end the pipe 23, is connected with any suitable vacuum pro ducingdevice diagrammatically represented at 24:, so that when the vacuumproducing device. 24, isin o er'ation a vacuum will be produced in the camber 10.-

The liquid is introduced'into thew chamber 10, insuch a manner that itwillbe disintegrated or broken up or the particles freely separated andthe liquid will flow through'and out of the chamber in eddies or intortuous passages produced preferably by the staggered arrangement ofthe baffles 13. vacuumchamber. 10 in finely divided form, any gases inthe liquid will be rapidly released and the gases will be removedthrough the suction pipe 23. The liquid flowing from the chamber 10,will be delivered into the reservoir-15, and as the liquid accumulatesin the reservoir, the float 19,

The liquid being introduced into the will be operated to close the valve18, and

thereby shut off the supply of liquid- It will be manifest that as theliquid is delivered from thechamber 10, it will accumulate in the column14, and in the reservoir 15, and if the vacuum producing device 24,continues to operate after'the valve 18 is closed, the liquid containedin the column14, will rise to the barometric level of the chamber 10; Inorder to utilize this rising movement of the column of liquid undertheeflects of the vacuum, there may be provided in the chamber 14, afloat 25,.

which is preferably connected with a rod 26, through the medium of aslot connection 27, so that the float will be adapted to rise and fallfor a. predetermined distance independently with respect to the rod 26.This rod 26 is preferably connected to a lever 28, pivotally mountedintermediate its ends as at 29, upon a fulcrum 30. The end 31, of thelever 28, is connected by means of a link 32 with a cut out device 33,such as a knife switch for controlling the circuit to the vacuumproducing device 24.

' cut out device 33 but, when the valve 18, is i l the valve 18 1s 0en'ed closed and thesuction creating device 24, -o crating, then theheight of the liquid int c column 14, will be raised to the barometriclevel causing the float 25, to rise and this rising of the float 25,will operate to draw upon the rod26, rock the lever 28 about its fulcrum29, and actuate the cut outdevice 33 to render the vacuum producinvdevice 24 inactive.

n the form of the invention shown in Figure 3, the liquid is supplied tothe nozzle 16, through the pipe 34, which receives its supply from atank 35, through a supply pipe 36, and which supplypipe is controlledautomatically by a float 37. i

The chain er 10, in this form of the invention, is connected with thereservoir 15,

- through the medium of the pipe 10, and the cut out 33 is preferablycontrolled by'a float 38, which is arranged within the reservoir 15, andwhich float is connected by means of a link 39 with the cut out 33, sothat when the liquid in the reservoir 15, reaches a predetermined levelit will cause the fioat. 38, to actuate the cut out 33, and therebyrender the suction producing device 24, inactive.[

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 4, the operation ofthesuction creating device 24, is automatically controlled by the vacuumand to that end there may be provided a dlaphragm chamber 40, prothechamber 10,,

Figure 1, in i lines, that is to say the float will beto be deliveredinto the vided with a diaphragm 41 therein. The

diaphragm will not be influenced by the vacuum or suction but, when thevalve 18, is closed to shut off the supply of liquid and the suctioncreating device 24, is in operation, the'suction or vacuum willtlienoperate upon the diaphragm 41, and causetho latter, through themedium of the connection 43, to actuate the cut out 33, and therebyrender the suction creating device 24 in active.

Obviously, when the valve 22, isopened to discharge some of the liquidfrom the reservoir 15, the float therein will automatically render itsconnected part active It .will' also be obvious that the rod 26,

may be made of any desired length accord ing to the-degree of vacuumthat it is esired to maintain in the chamber 10. a It is thought thatthe operation of this apparatus Wlll be clearly understood from theforegoing and while the preferred forms have been herein shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that it is not desired to be limitedto any specific means for controlling the degree of vacuum in theseparating chamber 10, and therefore it is also to .be

understood that various changes may be made in-the detailsofconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts,-within the scope of the claims,-

Without departing from the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new is: 1. An apparatus for separating gasesfromliquids embodying a chamber, a reservoir having reccivlngrthe liquidtherefrom,.;means. for

producing a vacuum in the chamber, means whereby such vacuum will causethe. liquid divided form, Ely of li uenced the vacuum producing means.2. An ap aratusforseparating gases from liquids em dying a chamber, areservoir having communication with the chamber for receiving the liquidtherefrom and disposed below the barometriclevel of the' chamber, meansfor producing a vacuum in the chammeans for controlling the supuid tothe chamber, and means inber, means whereby such vacuum will'cause aliquid to be dehvered into the chamber,

means for ntmning the pp y ofli'quid to the chamber, and meansinfluenced by the communication with the chamber for chamber in a finelyy the said vacuum for controlling said vacuum for controlling the vacuumproducing means.

3. An apparatus for separating gases from liquids embodying a chamber, areservoir having communication with the chamber for receiving the liquidtherefrom and disposed below the barometric level of the chamber, meansfor controlling the delivery of liquid from the said reservoir, meansfor producing a vacuum in the chamber, means whereby such vacuum willcause a liquid to bedelivered into the chamber, means for controllingthe supply of liquid to the chamber, and means influenced by the saidvacuum for controlling the vacuum producing means.

4. An apparatus for separating gases from liquids embodying a chamber, areservoir havin communication with the chamber for receiving liquidtherefrom and disposed below the barometric level of the chamber,

means for controlling the delivery of the liquid from the reservoir,means for producing a vacuum in the chamber, a cut out for the vacuumproducing means, and means influenced by the vacuum at a predeterminedstage of the operation of the said apparatus for actuating the said outout to render the said vacuum producing means inactive.

5. An ap aratus for separating gases from liquids em odying a chamber, areservoir havin .35 ing a quid into the chamber, and means"in-communication with the cham communication with the chamber for '1receiving the liquid therefrom, means foroperating automatically forcontrolling the said vacuum producing means and which controlling meansis itself influenced by the 4 vacuum. j

receiving liquid therefrom and disposed below the barometric level ofthe chamber, means for controlling the delivery of the liquid from thereservoir, means for producing a vacuum in the chamber, a cut out forthe vacuum producing means, and means influenced by the vacuum at apredetermined stage of the operation of the said apparatus for actuatingthe said cut out to render the said vacuum producing means inactive, thelast recited means embodying a diaphragm operatively connected with thesaid out out.

7. An a paratus for separating gases liquids em 'odying a chamber, a huid iholder r or refrom" ceiving the liquid therefrom, means for proavacuum in the chamber, means ducin iy such vacuum will assistinideliverwhere ing a liquid in a finely divided formlinto the vchamber, and means operating automatically for controllin the saidvacuum producing means and wh1ch controlling means is itself influencedby the vacuum.

In testimony-whereof I have signed my name to this specification, onthis 15th day of February, A. D. 1921.

' v l i I I BENJAMIN SKI'DMORE, JR.

